Traffic congestion is a hot topic on the minds of many commuters in North East Lincolnshire as there are many choke points throughout the borough notorious for causing delays and traffic jams.

Now one local resident believes that he has come up with the perfect solution by bringing back the tram system that used to service the area so well.

Harry Trindall of Farebrother Street has developed plans for a tramway that would service Grimsby, Cleethorpes and the surrounding villages. He thinks that it would ease people's journeys in the morning by taking traffic off the roads and providing an easy and accessible form of public transport while also reducing pollution.

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Mr Trindall's plans would see the current Peaks Parkway transformed to create a track for the new tram. He believes that New Waltham or Holton-le-Clay would make perfect starting points, running into the town centres of Grimsby and Cleethorpes.

In order to compensate for the loss of roadway, his plans also include the creation of an alternative road that would run alongside the tramway, made by developing and extending Peaks Lane to the roundabout on the A1098.

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While he is aware that the creation of a tramway in the town would take a significant amount of work, he thinks with correct planning it could become a reality.

The Grimsby-Immingham Electric Railway

He said: "I have always felt that it would be a good idea to reintroduce the tram system back into Grimsby and Cleethorpes, even more so now as traffic congestion and pollution have become such important issues.

"I have created these plans in the hope of showing people what could be done with a bit of long term planning.

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"If we re-purposed, Peaks Parkway into a working tramway, and extended Peaks Lane, then we could have a system that would provide perfect access into the town for those leaving in the surrounding villages, taking cars off the road, and helping people at rush hour who are struggling through delays.

"I understand that it would take a good 10 to 15 years before any real development could come to fruition, but as the council is looking to cut pollution and make the area greener, this could be the solution, and has been proven to work well in other towns."

The Grimsby and Immingham Electric Railway ran in the area from 1912 until 1961, bringing people from Grimsby to the port at Immingham and used to service over a million passengers a year at its busiest.